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hydrophobe

American  
[hahy-druh-fohb] / ˈhaɪ drəˌfoʊb /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a hydrophobic substance.

Etymology

Origin of hydrophobe

First recorded in 1920–25; hydro- 1 + -phobe

Example Sentences

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I reached the wharf and jumped into a boat; the unhappy Blanchard, who is a hydrophobe, followed me.

From Project Gutenberg

The trouble about maintaining a dog is that he may go on for years in a quiet, gentlemanly way, winning the regard of all who know him, and then all of a sudden he may hydrophobe in the most violent manner.

From Project Gutenberg

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